The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-12-31

Canada and Mexico. 1t is wonderful how
far we can reach in short time. Clevs-
land. Detroit, Chicago. Peoria St Louis Nash
vile, and Cincinnati are in such proximity that
an order mailed at night can be filled the next
day. The truth is nobody recognizes how good
our traffic facilities are, and this gives us good
position in handling the trade. Not long ago,
for example. we got a telegraph order from
Chattanooga for some machinery, one piece be-
ing very heavy. The consignment was started
by express. In the transfer at Louisville that
big casting was dropped and broken.
The express company at once wired
US to refill the order and ship by
next train. 1t required hard work, but we made
it, and two days later were pleased to receive a
message of congratulatlon from the consignee,
on the promptness with which we filed his or
der l suppose be would have come up to ex-
tend personal congratulation if that mishap
had not occurred at Louisville. AS to the thor
oughness of our trade territory. l may say that
do not know of a steam pump in Peoria-whlch
has more distilleries than any other town in the
world-that was not made in Indianapolis"
1.-THE Encaustic tile-works withdrew all their
travelling men some time ago." Mr.. Will Terrell
said, "and are now behind with their orders.
They average one carload week each to Cali
fornia. Massachusetts ana Canada The South
and Southwest far the City of Mexico.
furnish large business. The trade West and
Northwes is very extensive
IA business ike ours develops intimate
ouantance with the ms and outs of commerce
and man ufacture. said Mr.. Mcdonald, of the
Atlas eneine-works, to Journal reporter yes
terday. 1--WE are shipping about one hundred
engines month, and not more than one one
hundredth of them is for Indiana. They go
largely to where new industries are developing,
and therefore the South has been good
customer during the last few years The open
ing of the mines and the growth of various man
factures constituting what has been named the
New South. has required engines, and we have
got our share.
"A very interesting growth in the last year
two has been that of Mexico. The opening of
the Mexican Central railroad has given good
traffic facilities and has made it possible to de-
velope the mines and various resources of manu-
facture throughout the length of our sister re-
public One of the interesting resources
down there is the Ever since the plains
were known only to the Aztec Indians those
sandy wastes have been covered with this big.
defiant and useless plant. Recently
discovered that the cactus copId be worked into
an excellent pulp for paper, and as this is large
ly paper age. soon felt the result of the dis
covery in orders for engines.
The trade has become remunerative that
we have found 1t necessary to locate large
warehouse for supplies in the City of Mexico.
A few years ago congratulated ourselves
when orders came in from far as Mis-
souri, or Kansas. Now there is not State
Territory, from the Isthmus of Panama to the
Hudson bay colony, that is without our en-
gines
Canada, like Mexico. has been a field OF great
DEVELOPMENT in recent years. They are getting
many of thrifty citizens have taken up
permanent residence within their domain-and
the growth of manufacture is very gratifying.
The wheat fields OF the Northwest Territory have
become sources of great output, and the lum-
Der regions are being worked to the
utmost extent. The result is
big demand for engines, and the
machinery necessary is of the
heaviest sort Our light engines go more,
class. into the cotton districts. The trade in
Canada such that have opened branch
establishment in Montreal. and it is doing big
business 1t is matter for congratuation to
any community that its wares in such de-
mand from the city of Montreal to the City OF
Mexico Such trade makes the territory of the
citys resources very great. and insures
against serious in iuence from any local laishap,
as would occur if we were merely trade center
depot
Il do not know OF any locality that is so free
from those combinations which retard indie
pendent enterprises Indianapolis is. At the
most moderate estimate 200 steam engines and
boilers 60 out of this city every month to
points beyond the State, and each house gets
its prices Foreign outside manu-
facturers do not venture in here to
that be felt Next year there will be
double the number of engines going out there
are now. We are behind with work shat
we frequently have to refuse orders. We
adding resources to plant which will double
our capacity on the coal heating basis and when
we put IN natural gas our output viii bs-Well;
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